2019–20 Egypt Cup, Qualifying rounds
All of the competing teams that are not members of the Egyptian Premier League had to compete in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 14 available places in the Round of 32. The qualifying phase began with the First Preliminary Round on 15 October 2019, and concluded with the Fifth Preliminary Round on 23 November 2019.


2019–20 Egypt Cup, Round of 32
The matches were played from 2 to 8 December 2019. This round included four teams from the Egyptian Third Division, Al Jazeera, Al Obour, Qena and El Sharkia, the lowest ranking sides left in the competition.


2019–20 Egypt Cup, Round of 16
The matches were played between 15 February and 5 October 2020. Matches involving Al Ahly and Zamalek were postponed to avoid scheduling conflicts with their postponed league games. This round included two teams from the Egyptian Second Division, Abou Qir Fertilizers and Tersana, the lowest ranking sides left in the competition.


2019–20 Egypt Cup, Quarter-finals
The matches were played from 14 October to 21 November 2020. This round included one team from the Egyptian Second Division, Abou Qir Fertilizers, the lowest ranking side left in the competition.


2019–20 Egypt Cup, Bracket
The following is the bracket which the Egypt Cup resembles. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out.


2019–20 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds
The 2019–20 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds open the 88th season of the competition in Egypt, the oldest association football single knockout competition in Africa.


2019–20 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds, Calendar
The calendar for the 2019–20 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by the Egyptian Football Association.


2019–20 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds, First Preliminary Round
The First Preliminary Round fixtures were played from 15 to 17 October 2019. A total of 205 teams from the Egyptian Third Division and the Egyptian Fourth Division entered at this stage of the competition. Like the previous season, a large number of clubs did not enter the competition due to financial status and other different reasons. The results were as follows:


2019–20 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds, Second Preliminary Round
The Second Preliminary Round fixtures were played on 19 and 20 October 2019. The results were as follows:


2019–20 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds, Third Preliminary Round
The Third Preliminary Round fixtures were played from 25 to 28 October 2019. A total of 35 teams from the Egyptian Second Division entered at this stage of the competition. Muslim Youths (Qena) was the only team from the Second Division that did not enter the competition. The results were as follows:


2019–20 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds, Fourth Preliminary Round
The Fourth Preliminary Round fixtures were played from 13 to 16 November 2019. The results were as follows:


2019–20 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds, Fifth Preliminary Round
The Fifth Preliminary Round fixtures were played from 20 to 23 November 2019. The results were as follows:


2019–20 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds, Competition proper
Winners from the Fifth Preliminary Round will advance to the Round of 32, where teams from the Egyptian Premier League will enter the competition.


2019–20 Egyptian Basketball Super League
The 2019–20 Egyptian Basketball Super League was the 46th season of the Egyptian Basketball Super League. The season started on 10 December 2019. The champions qualify for the 2021 Basketball Africa League (BAL). On 15 March 2020, the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season resumed 16 August 2020.


2019–20 Egyptian Basketball Super League, Teams
The 2019–20 season existed out of the following 16 teams:


2019–20 Egyptian Handball League
The 2019–20 Egyptian Handball League was the 64th edition of the Egyptian Handball League, which Zamalek crowned for the second time in a row, After the season was canceled due to the outbreak of Covid-19, two games before the end, and Zamalek was given the title to top the table


2019–20 Egyptian Handball League, League System
The 20219–20 Egyptian Handball League system consists of two phases, the first phase of which the 18 teams meet only once, the team plays 17 matches, then the first 8 teams ascend to the next phase after adding the results of the linked, and the team goes up by points of direct confrontations with the other seven teams. The final stage, from one round, where each team plays 7 matches, and the one with the highest points is crowned.


2019–20 Egyptian Handball League, Final Stage
The final stageEach team ascends with live score points with the seven teams qualified for the final stage


2019–20 Egyptian Handball League, Final Stage
The league was suspended on March 6, 2019, due to the outbreak of the new Corona virus, and then it was announced on May 22 that the season had been canceled with the clubs’ approval.


2019–20 Egyptian Handball League, Final Decision
The Board of Directors of the Egyptian Handball Federation Egyptian Handball Federation announced giving Zamalek the title , due to its position on the league table, in addition to being the champion of the previous version, on May 22, 2021.


2019–20 Egyptian Handball League, Cairo Derby
Only Match of The First Stagedate= Friday 29 November 2019


2019–20 Egyptian Premier League
The 2019–20 Egyptian Premier League, also known as The WE League for sponsorship purposes, is the 61st season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season began on 21 September 2019 and will conclude on 31 October 2020. Fixtures for the 2019–20 season were announced on 12 September 2019.


2019–20 Egyptian Premier League
Defending champions Al Ahly won their 5th consecutive and 42nd overall Egyptian Premier League title on 18 September 2020, following Zamalek's 1–0 defeat against Aswan.


2019–20 Egyptian Premier League
On 14 March 2020, a decision was made by the Egyptian Football Association to postpone all football activities in Egypt due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The initial suspension, until 29 March, was then extended multiple times until at least mid-July. On 2 July 2020, the EFA announced that the league would recommence on 6 August, and confirmed that all clubs' players and staff will be tested for COVID-19 before resuming training.


2019–20 Egyptian Premier League, Overview, VAR introduction
In August 2019, Egyptian Football Association acting-president Amr El Ganainy revealed the intentions to implement the video assistant referee (VAR) technology in the Egyptian Premier League starting from the second half of the 2019–20 season; stating that this would be a huge step forward for Egyptian football. Three months later, the EFA started a four-month training programme headed by EFA head of referees committee Gamal El Ghandour and Egyptian international referee Gehad Grisha for Egyptian referees to prepare them for the VAR introduction.


2019–20 Egyptian Premier League, Overview, VAR introduction
In late January 2020, the EFA received final IFAB approval for VAR usage in the domestic competitions after fulfilling all the necessary requirements to introduce VAR technology into Egyptian football. By the end of the training programmes held by the EFA, El Ghandour announced that 52 new Egyptian referee have received a VAR license; describing it as a "miracle" to have from 4 to 56 licensed referee in just four months.


2019–20 Egyptian Premier League, Overview, VAR introduction
The VAR technology was officially introduced in the Egyptian Premier League on 5 March 2020 in a match between Tala'ea El Gaish and ENPPI at Gehaz El Reyada Stadium.


2019–20 Egyptian Premier League, Overview, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
After the first case of COVID-19 was identified in Egypt on 14 February 2020, the Egyptian Football Association revealed that there is no intentions to postpone football activities in Egypt and instead they announced a series of precautionary measures to be used by all clubs' players and staff. By the arrival of the first COVID-19 case in Egypt, the league was paused for the mid-season break.


2019–20 Egyptian Premier League, Overview, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
On 10 March 2020, the EFA decided to continue the league behind closed doors until further notice to avoid the spreading of the disease. However, after the number of infected people in Egypt reached 110 cases just four days later of the initial announcement, the EFA decided to suspend all football activities in Egypt until at least 29 March 2020.


2019–20 Egyptian Premier League, Overview, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Resumption
On 1 July 2020, Zamalek refused to resume training or return to complete the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country unless a "cure" for coronavirus is found, this came after the club's goalkeeper Mohammed Awad revealed he had tested positive for COVID-19 on 26 June. Football activities were due to return on 25 July after the government allowed teams to resume training in June


2019–20 Egyptian Premier League, Overview, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Resumption
Nevertheless, the EFA announced on 3 July 2020 that the season would commence on 6 August 2020 after almost five months of being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season would commence its schedule in two phases starting with the postponed games according to the head of Competitions Committee Hossam El Zanati.


2019–20 Egyptian Premier League, Overview, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Resumption
The first phase will include the games scheduled to be played from 6 August until the end of the month, while the second phase of the games are scheduled to be played starting from 1 September until the end of the season.


2019–20 Egyptian Premier League, Overview, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Resumption
These will be revealed when the EFA reaches a final agreement concerning the Aswan Stadium as the venue for matches after clubs rejected Aswan Stadium located south of Cairo, as the proposed location for matches to be played citing the distance and long journey for the players and after CAF decides the final dates for the Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals and finals.


2019–20 Egyptian Premier League, Overview, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Resumption
The EFA in June had implemented safety guidelines and testing procedures for players mandating two tests with five days separating each test, since then 19 tests have returned positive with individuals in isolation.


2019–20 Egyptian Premier League, Teams
Eighteen teams will compete in the league - the top fifteen teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from the Egyptian Second Division.


2019–20 Egyptian Premier League, Teams
Teams promoted to the Egyptian Premier LeagueThe first team to be promoted was Aswan from Group A, as they secured the promotion to the Egyptian Premier League following their 2–1 away win against Al Nasr Lel Taa'den on 4 April 2019. The club managed to return to the Egyptian Premier League after staying two seasons in the Egyptian Second Division, and will play in the top flight for the tenth time in their history.


2019–20 Egyptian Premier League, Teams
The second team to be promoted was Tanta from Group C, as they sealed the promotion to the Egyptian Premier League following their 2–0 away win against Sidi Salem on 11 April 2019. The club returned to the Egyptian Premier League after spending only one season in the Egyptian Second Division, as they were relegated from the Egyptian Premier League during the 2017–18 season. This season will mark the fifteenth appearance for Tanta in the Egyptian Premier League.


2019–20 Egyptian Premier League, Teams
The third team to be promoted was FC Masr from Group B, as they earned the promotion to the Egyptian Premier League following their 0–0 away draw with Al Merreikh on 18 April 2019. The club earned the promotion after an intense contents with 4 other clubs for the only promotion spot from their group. FC Masr will play in the Egyptian Premier League for the first time in the club's history.


2019–20 Egyptian Premier League, Teams
Teams relegated to the Egyptian Second DivisionThe first club to be relegated was Nogoom, who suffered an immediate return to the Egyptian Second Division following a 2–1 away defeat to Misr Lel Makkasa on 10 May 2019. Despite defeating Zamalek 1–0 earlier in the previous season and having a great start, the club started slowly to collapse which eventually made them finish in the last place.


2019–20 Egyptian Premier League, Teams
The second club to be relegated was El Dakhleya, who were relegated from the Egyptian Premier League for the first time in their history following a 2–1 home defeat to Zamalek on 12 May 2019; ending their stay in the league that lasted for eight years. El Dakhleya were one of eight clubs that are not founding members of the Egyptian Premier League and have never been relegated since their debut in the top flight.


2019–20 Egyptian Premier League, Teams
The third club to be relegated was Suez-based side Petrojet, who were also relegated from the Egyptian Premier League for the first time in their history following a 0–0 draw with Al Mokawloon Al Arab on 3 June 2019; ending their top flight spell of thirteen years. Similar to El Dakhleya, Petrojet were one of eight clubs that are not founding members of the Egyptian Premier League and have never been relegated since their debut in the top flight.


2019–20 Egyptian Premier League, Teams, Foreign players
Clubs can have a maximum of four foreign players registered during the season. Clubs cannot sign foreign players unless these players have played in the first or second tier in their countries. Clubs also cannot sign any foreign goalkeepers. In addition, each club can register a player from Palestine, Syria, or the UNAF region; those players are not counted as foreign players. Also, any foreign player who holds Egyptian nationality is not considered a foreign player and will be registered as a local player. For example, Al Masry's player Mahmoud Wadi of Palestine holds both Palestinan and Egyptian nationalities, and as a result he is not registered as a foreign player.


2019–20 Egyptian Premier League, Results, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.


2019–20 Egyptian Second Division
The 2019–20 Egyptian Second Division was the 40th edition of the Egyptian Second Division, the top Egyptian semi-professional level for football clubs, since its establishment in 1977. The season started on 20 October 2019 and was originally scheduled to conclude on 21 April 2020, but was later changed to 15 October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt. Fixtures for the 2019–20 season were announced on 18 September 2019.


2019–20 Egyptian Second Division
National Bank of Egypt, Ceramica Cleopatra and Ghazl El Mahalla won Group A, Group B and Group C respectively and secured the promotion to the 2020–21 Egyptian Premier League; with the first two earning a place in the top flight for the first time in their history.


2019–20 Egyptian Second Division
On 14 March 2020, a decision was made by the Egyptian Football Association to postpone all football activities in Egypt due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The initial suspension, until 29 March, was then extended multiple times until at least mid-July. On 2 July 2020, the EFA announced that football competitions in Egypt would resume, with the Premier League recommencing on 6 August, Second Division on 21 September and Egypt Cup on 30 September. The EFA also confirmed that all clubs' players and staff would be tested for COVID-19 before resuming training.


2019–20 Egyptian Second Division, Teams, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2018–19 season.


2019–20 Egyptian Second Division, Teams, Stadiums and locations, Group A
2 teams from Asyut, 2 teams from Beni Suef, 2 teams from Sohag, 2 teams from Qena, 1 team from Cairo, 1 team from Faiyum, 1 team from Giza, and 1 team from El Minya.


2019–20 Egyptian Second Division, Teams, Stadiums and locations, Group B
3 teams from Cairo, 3 teams from Giza, 2 teams from Suez, 1 team from Damietta, 1 team from Ismailia, 1 team from El Monufia and 1 team from Port Said.


2019–20 Egyptian Second Division, Teams, Stadiums and locations, Group C
3 teams from Alexandria, 3 teams from El Gharbia, 2 teams from El Dakahlia, 2 teams from Matruh, 1 team from El Beheira and 1 team from Kafr El Sheikh.


2019–20 Egyptian Second Division, Results, Positions by round
The tables lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.


2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup
The 2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup (also known as the 2019–20 SAIB Egyptian Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 17th Egyptian Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Egyptian Premier League and Egypt Cup. It was played at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 20 February 2020, contested by Al Ahly and Zamalek.


2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup
Zamalek defeated Al Ahly and won the match 4–3 on penalties after being tied 0–0, winning the Egyptian Super Cup title for the fourth time in their history.


2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup, Background
In the 2018–19 Egyptian Premier League, Al Ahly and Zamalek were joined by Pyramids in title race throughout the season. Pyramids managed to grab 10 points out of 12 possible from their matches against Al Ahly and Zamalek and were leading the table by Matchday 29. However, after winning only 1 match and drawing 4 in their last 5 matches of the season, Pyramids missed their chance to win the league and to qualify for the CAF Champions League as they finished the league in 3rd place. Al Ahly eventually won the league for the 41st time in their history with 1 game to spare following their 3–1 win against Al Mokawloon Al Arab.


2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup, Background
Zamalek won the 2018–19 Egypt Cup after defeating Pyramids 3–0 in the final, winning the title for the 27th time in their history. Identical to the previous editions of the competition, the Egyptian Football Association were heavily criticized for the draw procedure where the cup defending champions and the league winners were placed in different paths to make sure that they could face each other only in the final.


2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup, Background
During the 2018–19 season, both teams met each other in the league two times and once in the Egyptian Super Cup. The first encounter was played on 30 March 2019 at Borg El Arab Stadium and ended goalless. Al Ahly won the second encounter 1–0 which was played on 28 July 2019 at the same stadium thanks to Ali Maâloul's second-half strike. The third encounter was the previous season's super cup, which was played on 20 September 2019 and also at Borg El Arab Stadium. Al Ahly won the match 3–2 with two goals from Junior Ajayi and one from Hussein El Shahat, while Mahmoud Alaa scored a brace of penalties for Zamalek.


2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup, Venue
The match was played at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The stadium has an estimated capacity of 37,500 and is the home venue of UAE Pro League side Al Jazira. It was one of the eight venues that hosted the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the country, including one of the semi-final matches.


2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup, Venue
The stadium also hosted the 2016–17 Egyptian Super Cup between both teams on 10 February 2017, which was won by Zamalek 3–1 on penalties after the game originally ended goalless.


2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup, Pre-game
Al Ahly's main winger Ramadan Sobhi was not included in the traveling squad to the United Arab Emirates after suffering from a hamstring injury during training in late December 2019. Other notable excluded players were Hamdy Fathy, who is on the recovery stage from a torn ACL injury, and striker Marwan Mohsen.


2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup, Pre-game
Zamalek lost Mohamed Abdel Ghani's services for the match as he suffered from pubalgia during training just four days after facing Espérance de Tunis in the 2019–20 CAF Super Cup, which was won 3–1 by his side.


2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup, Match, Officials
On 16 February 2020, the Egyptian Football Association named Norwegian referee Svein Oddvar Moen as the referee for the match. Moen is familiar with Egyptian football, as he officiated the Cairo derby between the two teams during the 2015–16 Egyptian Premier League in addition to the 2017 Egypt Cup Final between Al Ahly and Al Masry. His compatriots Magnus Lundberg and Kim Tomas Haglund were chosen as the assistant referees, while Tore Hansen was chosen as the fourth official. Croatian referee Goran Gabrilo was named the video assistant referee, and fellow Croatian Miro Grgić appointed as the assistant video assistant referee.


2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup, Match, Details
Man of the Match:Assistant referees:Magnus Lundberg (Norway)Kim Tomas Haglund (Norway)Fourth official:Tore Hansen (Norway)Video assistant referee:Goran Gabrilo (Croatia)Assistant video assistant referee:Miro Grgić (Croatia)


2019–20 Eintracht Frankfurt season
The 2019–20 was the 120th in the history of Eintracht Frankfurt, a football club based in Frankfurt, Germany. It was their 8th consecutive and 51st overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2012. In addition to the domestic league, Eintracht Frankfurt also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This was the 95th season for Frankfurt in the Commerzbank-Arena, located in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. The season originally covered a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily to 6 August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.


2019–20 Eintracht Frankfurt season, Players, Squad
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2019–20 Eintracht Frankfurt season, Players, Players out on loan
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2019–20 Ekstraklasa
The 2019–20 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Ekstraklasa due to sponsorship reasons) was the 94th season of the Polish Football Championship, the 86th season of the highest tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1927 and the 12th season of the Ekstraklasa under its current title. The league was operated by the Ekstraklasa SA.


2019–20 Ekstraklasa
The regular season was played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 16 teams participated, 14 of which competed in the league during the previous season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 2018–19 I liga. It is the third Ekstraklasa season to use VAR. The season started on 19 July 2019 and concluded on 19 July 2020 (the fixtures were announced on 3 June 2019 and revised on 13 May 2020 due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic). After the 20th matchday the league went on a winter break between 23 December 2019 and 8 February 2020.


2019–20 Ekstraklasa
On 13 March 2020, the Ekstraklasa SA suspended the league due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. After consultation with the Polish government, the league resumed behind closed doors without any spectators on 29 May 2020. All matches of 31–37 round have been played with "no more than 25 percent of the number of seats allocated to the public".


2019–20 Ekstraklasa
Each team played a total of 30 matches in the regular season, half at home and half away. After the 30th round, the league split into two groups: championship round (top eight teams) and relegation round (bottom eight teams). Each team played 7 more games (teams ranked 1 to 4 and 9 to 12 played four times at home). Therefore, each team played a total of 37 matches. The team at the top of the Championship round won the league title.


2019–20 Ekstraklasa
However, the rules for promotion and relegation from the league have changed: starting from the 2019–20 season, three teams were relegated from Ekstraklasa to I liga, while from the I liga to Ekstraklasa two teams advanced directly, while teams from 3-6 places fought in a play-off where the winner was awarded with a promotion to Ekstraklasa.


2019–20 Ekstraklasa
The defending champions were Piast Gliwice, who won their 1st Polish title the previous season. The two clubs promoted were Raków Częstochowa, returning to Ekstraklasa after 21 years, as well as ŁKS Łódź, who make a return to Ekstraklasa after 7 years. Legia Warsaw clinched their fourteenth Ekstraklasa title on the twenty eight matchday of the season, after a 2–0 win against Cracovia.


2019–20 Ekstraklasa, Teams
A total of 16 teams participated in the 2019–20 edition of the Ekstraklasa.


2019–20 Ekstraklasa, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
From 19 June 2020, it was possible for spectators to take 25% of possible seats. This regulation come into force by matchday 31.


2019–20 Ekstraklasa, Attendances, Before COVID-19 pandemic (after 26th round)
Updated to games played on 9 March 2020.Source:  (in Polish)Notes:1. Team played last season in I liga.


2019–20 Ekstraklasa, Attendances, Total attendances
Updated to games played on 19 July 2020.Source:  (in Polish)Notes:1. Team played last season in I liga.


2019–20 Elche CF season
The 2019–20 season was Elche 96th competitive season the club's history. During this season, the club have competed in Segunda División, and the Copa del Rey. The season covered a period from 1 July 2019 to 23 August 2020.


2019–20 Elche CF season, Squad
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2019–20 Elche CF season, Squad, Reserve team
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2019–20 Elche CF season, Squad, Out on loan
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2019–20 Elite One
The 2019–20 Elite One was the 60th season of the Elite One, the top-tier football league in Cameroon. This was the first season in the Elite One to use an October–May schedule since the 2011–12 season, it was changed so as to conform with the new CAF calendar.


2019–20 Elite One
The season started on 18 October 2019 and was scheduled to end on 26 April 2020, but due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was cancelled on 12 May 2020 by FECAFOOT. PWD Bamenda won their first Elite One silverware as they were crowned champions, alongside Coton Sport, they will represent Cameroon at the 2020–21 CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup respectively as the Cameroonian Cup won't hold this year. Only Dragon Club were relegated to the Elite Two as the teams would be increased to twenty  teams during the next season. There were no Championship and Relegation group this season.


2019–20 Elite One, Teams
Eighteen teams competed in the league, the top 15 teams from the previous season and the three promoted teams from the Elite Two (Bamboutos FC, Canon Sportif and Panthère du Ndé) while (PWD Bamenda, New Star de Douala and Unisport FC de Bafang) relegated from the previous season after finishing last at the playoffs. PWD Bamenda later replaced Les Astres FC.


2019–20 Elitedivisionen
The 2019–20 Elitedivisionen also known as Gjensidige Kvindeligaen is the 48th season of the highest women's football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 8 teams each year in Denmark. Brøndby IF are the defending champions and FC Nordsjælland made debut in the league.


2019–20 Elitedivisionen
Fortuna Hjørring won the league for the 11th time in the club's history, while Odense Q and Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold relegated to Kvinde 1. division.


2019–20 Elitedivisionen, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
On 6 March 2020, all sport in Denmark were locked down and banned during the coronavirus pandemic, until mid of April. In May, it was announced that the season would restart on 6 June and the remaining matches of the season would be played behind closed doors. The Championship round and the Qualification round, were reduced from a total of 10 matches to 5 matches, per team.


2019–20 Elitedivisionen, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
On 10 June 2020, it was decided to reopen stadiums for spectators, with up to 500 people.


2019–20 Elitedivisionen, Broadcasting
In May 2020, the Danish Football Union announced that they had signed a TV-deal with Discovery, Inc., where a number of matches will be shown on Eurosport 2 and Sport Live, as well as the streaming service Dplay.


2019–20 Elitedivisionen, Results, Main round
Teams play each other twice. Top six advance to the championship round.


2019–20 Elitedivisionen, Results, Championship round
Teams play five matches. Points are reset, but bonus points are awarded for the placement in the main round. 10 points for first place, 8 points for second place and then 6, 4, 2 and 0.


2019–20 Elitedivisionen, Results, Qualification round
Teams play five matches, the first and second place are promoted to the league.


2019–20 Elitserien (bandy)
The 2019–20 Elitserien will be the thirteenth season of the present highest Swedish men's bandy top division, Elitserien.


2019–20 Elitserien (bandy), Results
Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.


2019–20 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represents Elon University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by first-year head coach Mike Schrage, play as sixth-year members of the Colonial Athletic Association and play their home games at the Schar Center.


2019–20 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team, Previous season
The Phoenix finished the 2018–19 season 11–20, 7–11 in CAA play to finish in a two-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the CAA Tournament to UNC Wilmington.


2019–20 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team, Previous season
Following the season, head coach Matt Matheny was fired and former Ohio State assistant coach Mike Schrage was hired.


2019–20 English Football League
The 2019–20 season was the 121st season of the English Football League (EFL) and the fourth season under that name after it was renamed from The Football League in 2016. For the seventh season running, the league was sponsored by Sky Betting & Gaming and was therefore known as the Sky Bet EFL.


2019–20 English Football League
The EFL is contested through three divisions: the Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner up of the Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League and they are joined by the winner of the Championship playoff. Originally the bottom two teams in League Two were to be relegated to the National League, but because of the expulsion of Bury from League One, only the bottom team in League Two was relegated.


2019–20 Equatoguinean Primera División
The 2019–20 Equatoguinean Primera División is the 42nd season of the Equatoguinean Primera División, the top-tier football league in Equatorial Guinea, since its establishment in 1979.


2019–20 Equatoguinean Primera División
The season was originally to start on 15 December 2019, but was later postponed to 4 January 2020, and eventually started on 11 January 2020.


2019–20 Equatoguinean Primera División
On 8 June 2020, The Equatoguinean Football Federation (FEGUIFUT) announced the tournament was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Equatorial Guinea.


2019–20 Equatoguinean Primera División, Teams
The 24 teams are divided into Región Insular and Región Continental, with 12 teams in each region. The following teams were promoted and relegated from the previous season:


2019–20 Equatoguinean Primera División, Regional stage
The top three teams from each region qualify for the Liguilla Nacional. The bottom two teams from each region are relegated.


2019–20 Equatoguinean Primera División, Results
League suspended on 16 March 2020 for two weeks due to COVID-19.


2019–20 Eredivisie
The 2019–20 Eredivisie was the 64th season of the Dutch football league Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. The season began on 2 August 2019 and was suspended on 12 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. The season was abandoned on 24 April and declared void the following day.


2019–20 Eredivisie
Ajax were the defending champion. Twente, RKC Waalwijk, and Sparta Rotterdam joined as the promoted clubs from the 2018–19 Eerste Divisie. They replaced NAC Breda, Excelsior, and De Graafschap who were relegated to the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie.


2019–20 Eredivisie, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
On 12 March 2020, all football leagues were suspended until 31 March as the Dutch government prohibited events due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. On 15 March this period was extended until 6 April. Following the decision of the Dutch government to prohibit all gatherings and events until 1 June 2020, this period was further extended.


2019–20 Eredivisie, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
On 2 April, several clubs including Ajax, AZ and PSV indicated they were not willing to play the remainder of the season.


2019–20 Eredivisie, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
The Dutch government announced on 21 April that all events subject to authorization would remain prohibited until at least 1 September 2020. As a result, the KNVB announced on the same day that it did not intend to resume the 2019–20 season. A final decision would be taken after consultation with the UEFA and debating the consequences with the clubs involved.


2019–20 Eredivisie, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
On 24 April 2020 the KNVB announced their final decision:


2019–20 Eredivisie, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
The KNVB had intended to resume the season on 19 June behind closed doors, but announced in a statement that the government's decision to ban all public events until September made it impossible to finish the season on time.


2019–20 Eredivisie, Teams
A total of 18 teams took part in the league.


2019–20 Eredivisie, Teams, Stadiums and locations
AZ only played their first home game at AFAS Stadion due to the stadium's roof collapse on 10 August 2019. From then on they've played their home matches at the 17,000-capacity Cars Jeans Stadion in The Hague, home of ADO Den Haag. AZ returned to their 'roofless' AFAS Stadion for the match against Ajax on 15 December 2019.


2019–20 Eredivisie, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Eredivisie, Standings, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.


2019–20 Eredivisie (women)
The 2019–20 Eredivisie Vrouwen is the tenth season of the Netherlands women's professional football league. The season takes place from 23 August 2019 to 22 May 2020 with eight teams. Twente started the season as defending champions.


2019–20 Eredivisie (women), Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
On 12 March 2020, all football leagues were suspended until 31 March as the Dutch government forbade events due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. On 15 March this period was extended until 6 April. Due to the decision of the Dutch government to forbid all gatherings and events until 1 June 2020, this period was even further extended.


2019–20 Eredivisie (women), Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
The Dutch government announced on 21 April that all events subject to authorization, would remain forbidden at least until 1 September 2020. As a result, the KNVB announced the same day, the intention not to continue all remaining suspended competitions. A final decision would be taken after consultation with the UEFA and next the consequences would be discussed with the clubs involved.


2019–20 Eredivisie (women), Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
On 24 April 2020 the season was cancelled,  conjunction with 2019–20 FA WSL decision to also cancellation in 5 June 2020.


2019–20 Eredivisie (women), Format
At the regular season, the eight teams play each other twice (once at home and once away), for a total of 14 matches each. After that the top four teams qualify for a championship play-off and the bottom four teams play a placement play-off. In each play-off, teams played each other twice for a total of 6 matches each. Points accumulated at the regular season are halved and added to the points of the play-off stage rounds. There is no relegation nor promotion in the league and the champion and runner-up qualify for the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League.


2019–20 Eredivisie (women), Teams
>> As the competition was cancelled, below is the situation on 25 February 2020, the date the last matches were played. <<


2019–20 Ergotelis F.C. season
The 2019–20 season was Ergotelis' 90th season in existence and 13th overall in the second tier of the Greek football league system, as of this season restructured and founded as the Super League 2. The club also participated in the Greek Cup, entering the competition in the Fourth Round. The contents of this article cover club activities from 18 May 2019 until 30 June 2020.


2019–20 Ergotelis F.C. season
Following a string of suspension periods due to lengthy and unfruitful negotiations of the Super League 2 board members with state broadcaster ERT, the season eventually began on 29 September 2019, with the club playing its last game on 9 March 2020. On 22 June 2020, following another lengthy suspension period due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Super League 2 clubs voted by an overwhelming majority to formally end the 2019/20 season, declaring the current league standings as final. As a result, Ergotelis finished in the seventh spot of the Table with 29 points.


2019–20 Ergotelis F.C. season, Players, The following players have departed in mid-season
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Ergotelis F.C. season, Statistics, Squad statistics
Appearances denote players in the starting lineup, with the numbers in parentheses denoting appearances as substitute.


2019–20 Ergotelis F.C. season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 9 March 2020Source: Competitive matchesOrdered by ,   and  = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2019–20 Erkekler Basketbol Süper Ligi
The 2019–20 Erkekler Basketbol Süper Ligi season, is the premier men's basketball competition in Northern Cyprus.


2019–20 Erkekler Basketbol Süper Ligi, Competition format
Six teams joined the regular season and competed in a double-legged round-robin tournament. The four best qualified teams of the regular season joined the playoffs.


2019–20 Espérance Sportive de Tunis season
In the 2019–20 season, Espérance Sportive de Tunis is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 65th season, as well as the Tunisian Cup. It is their 65th consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. They will be competing in Ligue 1, the Champions League, the Arab Club Champions Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup, the CAF Super Cup and the Tunisian Cup.


2019–20 Espérance Sportive de Tunis season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 2019.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Espérance Sportive de Tunis season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2019–20 Essex Senior Football League
The 2019–20 Essex Senior Football League season was the 49th in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.


2019–20 Essex Senior Football League
The provisional club allocations for steps 5 and 6 were announced by the FA on 19 May 2019. The constitution was ratified by the league at its AGM.


2019–20 Essex Senior Football League, League suspension and season abandonment
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, and in line with directives from The FA, the Essex Senior League issued a statement on 16 March confirming the postponement of forthcoming matches.


2019–20 Essex Senior Football League, League suspension and season abandonment
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this season's competition was formally abandoned on 26 March 2020, with all results from the season being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to, from, or within the competition. On 30 March 2020, sixty-six non-league clubs sent an open letter to the Football Association requesting that they reconsider their decision.


2019–20 Essex Senior Football League, Essex Senior League
At the end of the 2018–19 season, the following teams left the league:


2019–20 Essex Senior Football League, Essex Senior League
The remaining 16 teams, together with the following, form the Essex Senior League for season 2019–20:


2019–20 Esteghlal F.C. season
The 2019–20 season is the Esteghlal Football Club's 19th season in the Iran Pro League, and their 26th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They also competed in the Hazfi Cup, and 74th year in existence as a football club.


2019–20 Esteghlal F.C. season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 29 September 2020 (2020-09-29)Source: Only competitive matches = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2019–20 Estonian Cup
The  2019–20 Estonian Cup was the 30th season of the Estonian main domestic football knockout tournament. Flora won their eight title after defeating Narva Trans in the final. The winner of the Cup were to qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, but as Flora were already qualified for the Champions League the spot passed on to Paide Linnameeskond.


2019–20 Estonian Cup, First Round (1/64)
The draw was made by Estonian Football Association on 25 May 2019.


2019–20 Estonian Cup, First Round (1/64), Byes
These teams were not drawn and secured a place in the second round without playing:


2019–20 Estonian Cup, Second round (1/32)
The draw for the second round was made on 15 July 2019.


2019–20 Estonian Cup, Third round (1/16)
The draw for the third round was made on 9 August 2019.


2019–20 Estonian Cup, Fourth round  (1/8)
The draw for the fourth round was made on 11 September 2019.


2019–20 Estonian Cup, Quarter-finals
The draw for the fourth round was made on 29 February 2020.


2019–20 Estudiantes de La Plata season
The 2019–20 season is Estudiantes' 26th consecutive season in the top division of Argentine football. In addition to the Primera División, the club are competing in the Copa Argentina and Copa de la Superliga.


2019–20 Estudiantes de La Plata season
The season generally covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.


2019–20 Estudiantes de La Plata season, Review, Pre-season
Three players agreed departures from Estudiantes in June 2019, with Ezequiel Miranda heading to Deportivo Paraguayo while Nicolás Talpone and Fernando Evangelista joined Atlanta and Aldosivi respectively. Daniel Sappa and Gastón Gil Romero were both loaned out, to Arsenal de Sarandí and Aldosivi, on 24 June - the former having an optional six-month recall clause. Carlo Lattanzio completed a loan move to Estudiantes' Caseros namesakes on 27 June. On that same day, the club announced a transfer agreement had been reached with Godoy Cruz for midfielder Ángel González; subject to contract terms and a medical. After terminating his deal, Emiliano Ozuna left for Mexico's Celaya on 27 June. They beat and drew with their reserves in 29 June friendlies.


2019–20 Estudiantes de La Plata season, Review, Pre-season
Numerous players who had loan stints out last season, including Gastón Campi and Juan Cascini, returned on and around 30 June. Federico González was signed from recently relegated Tigre on 2 July, having had a relegation clause in his contract. A scheduled friendly with Estrella de Berisso for 10 July was cancelled on 2 July, with Cambaceres visiting City Bell instead. Ignacio Bailone joined Chacarita Juniors on 3 July, while Matías Ruíz Díaz was loaned out to Guillermo Brown on 4 July. Ángel González's transaction from Godoy Cruz was confirmed on 6 July, the same date that they beat Uruguay's Fénix in pre-season friendlies. Days later they went six exhibition matches undefeated after a 2–0 win and a 0–0 draw with Cambaceres of Primera D Metropolitana.


2019–20 Estudiantes de La Plata season, Review, Pre-season
Estudiantes, on 12 July, revealed an agreement with Boston River for the transfer of Diego García; subject to a medical and personal terms. They drew in a friendly with San Lorenzo on 13 July, which was followed by a 3–2 loss later in the day. García's incoming was made official on 15 July. Nahuel Luna went on loan to Villa San Carlos on the same day. Estudiantes gave Gastón Campi permission, on 15 July, to travel to Turkey to finalize a move to Trabzonspor. Young defender Juan Ignacio Saborido left for Villa San Carlos on 16 July. Campi formally departed for Trabzonspor on 19 July.


2019–20 Estudiantes de La Plata season, Review, July
Estudiantes played their first official fixture of 2019–20 on 20 July, subsequently eliminating Primera B Nacional's Mitre from the Copa Argentina after netting two unanswered goals at the Estadio Coloso del Ruca Quimey in Cutral Có. Matías Pellegrini, who had scored in the aforementioned cup tie, agreed terms for a departure on 23 July as the left midfielder penned a deal with new Major League Soccer franchise Inter Miami. However, he was loaned back to Estudiantes until the year's end. An incoming was confirmed on 24 July in Chilean Juan Fuentes from O'Higgins. A goal from Jonathan Schunke won Estudiantes the points in their league opener against Aldosivi on 28 July. On 30 July, Estudiantes revealed Nicolás Bazzana would go to Aldosivi on loan; subject to a medical.


2019–20 Estudiantes de La Plata season, Review, July
Nicolás Bazzana's move to Aldosivi was officially completed on 31 July.


2019–20 Estudiantes de La Plata season, Review, August
Mauricio Vera joined Guillermo Brown on 2 August. Estudiantes suffered a defeat on matchday two in the Primera División, as Banfield narrowly beat them at the Estadio Florencio Sola on 4 August. Two days later, goals from Mateo Retegui and Francisco Apaolaza helped them beat their academy in an exhibition match; intended for the players who didn't feature against Banfield. Estudiantes met Cambaceres in a friendly for the third time in 2019–20 on 10 August, with Ángel González netting in a 2–0 win; as he did on 10 July. Instituto loaned Francisco Apaolaza from Estudiantes on 15 August. Bautista Cejas signed for Quilmes on 17 August. Estudiantes took their points tally to six on 19 August, as they scored three at the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata in a win over Independiente.


2019–20 Estudiantes de La Plata season, Review, August
Despite winning back-to-back at home in the Primera División, Estudiantes didn't win in two away games after allowing Godoy Cruz to gain their first victory of the season on 25 August. Estudiantes lost for the third time in four fixtures on 30 August, as Lucas Robertone's goal condemned them to defeat versus Vélez Sarsfield.


2019–20 Estudiantes de La Plata season, Review, September
Juan Cascini terminated his contract with Estudiantes on 2 September.


2019–20 Estudiantes de La Plata season, Transfers
Domestic transfer windows:3 July 2019 to 24 September 201920 January 2020 to 19 February 2020.


2019–20 Estudiantes de La Plata season, Friendlies, Pre-season
On 22 June 2019, Estudiantes confirmed pre-season friendlies with Estudiantes Reserves (29 June), Estrella de Berisso (10 July) and San Lorenzo (13 July); with a fourth opponent (6 July) to be revealed; later announced as Uruguay's Fénix. All fixtures were originally scheduled at the Country Club in City Bell, though the San Lorenzo and Fénix encounters were moved to the Estadio Pedro Bidegain in Buenos Aires and the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata in La Plata. The friendly with Estrella de Berisso was cancelled on 2 July, with an encounter against Cambaceres being set in its place. A match in City Bell with Temperley was also scheduled for 13 July, though was later cancelled due to bad weather.


2019–20 Estudiantes de La Plata season, Friendlies, Mid-season
After facing their academy on 6 August, Estudiantes would then play Cambaceres in a friendly, as they did in July, on 10 August.


2019–20 Estudiantes de La Plata season, Competitions, Primera División, Matches
The fixtures for the 2019–20 campaign were released on 10 July.


2019–20 Estudiantes de La Plata season, Competitions, Copa Argentina
The Estadio Coloso del Ruca Quimey in Cutral Có would serve as the setting for Estudiantes' round of thirty-two tie in the Copa Argentina against Mitre - at Alianza's home venue, therefore neutral for both sides on 20 July - as is customary.


2019–20 Eswatini Premier League
The 2019–20 Eswatini Premier League was the 2019–20 season of the Eswatini Premier League, the top-tier football league in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), since its establishment in 1971. The season started on 17 August 2019 and Round 18 was completed on 1 March 2020 before being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Eswatini. In August 2020, the Eswatini Football Association decided to abandon the season, with winners and promotion being decided by the log positions at the time of the suspension, and with no relegations.


2019–20 Ethiopian Premier League
The 2019–20 Ethiopian Premier League is the 73rd season of top-tier football in Ethiopia (21st season as the Premier League). The season started in November 2019. The league was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the results of matches already held were declared null and void.


2019–20 Ettifaq FC season
The 2019–20 season was Al-Ettifaq's 41st non-consecutive season in the Pro League and their 74th season in existence. The club participated in the Pro League and the King Cup.


2019–20 Ettifaq FC season
The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 9 September 2020.


2019–20 Ettifaq FC season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Ettifaq FC season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Euro Hockey League
The 2019–20 Euro Hockey League was the 13th season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament, organized by the European Hockey Federation. The Knockout 16 was held in  Barcelona in October 2019 and the Final 8 was originally scheduled to be held in Amstelveen in April 2020.


2019–20 Euro Hockey League
Waterloo Ducks were the defending champions but they failed to qualify for this year's edition.


2019–20 Euro Hockey League
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe the Final 8 was put on hold. On 12 May 2020, it was announced that the Final 8 was postponed to October 2020. The Final 8 was officially cancelled on 14 August 2020.


2019–20 Euro Hockey League, Association team allocation
A total of 20 teams from 11 of the 45 EHF member associations participated in the 2019–20 Euro Hockey League. The association ranking based on the EHL country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:


2019–20 Euro Hockey League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
For the 2019–20 Euro Hockey League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2019 EHL country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in the Euro Hockey League and the EuroHockey Club Trophy from 2016–17 to 2018–19.


2019–20 Euro Hockey League, Association team allocation, Teams
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (RS: Regular season winners).


2019–20 Euro Hockey League, Format changes
For the 2019–20 season the EHL moved to a new format with the removal of the round-robin tournament in round one. Instead, a knock-out format will be used from the start of the tournament. Round one was replaced by the knockout 16 with four sides advancing to the quarter-finals, or Final 8 as it's called, on Easter. The Final 8 will consist of the champions from the top four nations on the EHL rankings table alongside the four sides that qualified from the knockout 16. This means that instead of a total of 24 teams from 12 associations there were be 20 teams from 11 associations.


2019–20 Euro Hockey League, Knockout 16
The Knockout 16 was held at the Pau Negre Stadium in Barcelona, Spain from 4 to 6 October 2019. The draw took place on 18 July 2019. The four winners from the knockout 8 advance to the Final 8 in April 2020.


2019–20 Euro Hockey League, Final 8
The Final 8 was originally scheduled to be held at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands from 9 to 13 April 2020. The draw took place on 18 October 2019. On 12 May 2020, it was announced that the Final 8 was postponed to be held from 14 to 18 October 2020. The Final 8 was officially cancelled on 14 August 2020.


2019–20 Euro Hockey Tour
The 2019–20 Euro Hockey Tour was the 24th season of Euro Hockey Tour. It started in November 2019 and lasted until February 2020. It consisted of Karjala Tournament, Channel One Cup and Beijer Hockey Games. The 2020 Carlson Hockey Games were supposed to be part of the tour but were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Euro Hockey Tour, Karjala Tournament
The Karjala Cup was played between 7–10 November 2019. Five of the matches were played in Helsinki, Finland and one match in Leksand, Sweden. The tournament was won by Czech Republic.


2019–20 Euro Hockey Tour, Channel One Cup
The 2019 Channel One Cup was played between 12–15 December 2018. Four matches were played in Moscow, Russia, one match was held in Pilsen, Czech Republic and one match as an outdoor game in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The tournament was won by Sweden.


2019–20 Euro Hockey Tour, Beijer Hockey Games
The 2020 Beijer Hockey Games were played between 6–9 February 2020. Five matches were played in Stockholm, Sweden and one match in Helsinki, Finland. The tournament was won by Sweden.


2019–20 EuroCup Basketball
The 2019–20 EuroCup Basketball season, also known as 7DAYS EuroCup for sponsorship reasons, was the 18th season of Euroleague Basketball's secondary level professional club basketball tournament. It was the 12th season since it was renamed from the ULEB Cup to the EuroCup, and the fourth season under the title sponsorship name of 7DAYS.


2019–20 EuroCup Basketball
On March 12, 2020, Euroleague Basketball temporarily suspended its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 25, 2020, Euroleague Basketball cancelled its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 EuroCup Basketball, Team allocation
A total of 24 teams from 13 countries participated in the 2019–20 EuroCup Basketball.


2019–20 EuroCup Basketball, Team allocation, Distribution by league
The following was the access criteria for this season, based on domestic league standings after playoffs.


2019–20 EuroCup Basketball, Team allocation, Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:


2019–20 EuroCup Basketball, Round and draw dates, Draw
The draw was held on 12 July 2019 at the Mediapro Auditorium in Barcelona.


2019–20 EuroCup Basketball, Round and draw dates, Draw
The 24 teams were drawn into four groups of six, with the restriction that teams from the same league could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into six pots, in accordance with the Club Ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period and the lowest possible position that any club from that league can occupy in the draw is calculated by adding the results of the worst performing team from each league.


2019–20 EuroCup Basketball, Round and draw dates, Draw
The fixtures were decided after the draw, using a computer draw not shown to public, with the following match sequence:


2019–20 EuroCup Basketball, Round and draw dates, Draw
Note: Positions for scheduling do not use the seeding pots, e.g., Team 1 is not necessarily the team from Pot 1 in the draw.


2019–20 EuroCup Basketball, Round and draw dates, Draw
There were scheduling restrictions: for example, teams from the same city in general are not scheduled to play at home on the same round (to avoid them playing at home on the same day or on consecutive days, due to logistics and crowd control).


2019–20 EuroCup Basketball, Regular season
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners, runners-up, third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams advanced to the Top 16, while the fifth-placed teams and sixth-placed teams were eliminated. The rounds were 1–2 October, 8–9 October, 15–16 October, 22–23 October, 29–30 October, 5–6 November, 12–13 November, 19–20 November, 10–11 December, and 17–18 December 2019.


2019–20 EuroCup Basketball, Top 16
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the Playoffs, while the third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams were eliminated. The rounds were 7–8 January, 14–15 January, 21–22 January, 28–29 January, 4–5 February and 3–5 March 2020.


2019–20 EuroCup Basketball, Playoffs
It was planned, in the playoffs, teams play against each other must win two games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins two games before all three games have been played, the game that remains is omitted. The team that finished in the higher Top 16 place will play the first and the third (if it is necessary) legs of the series at home. The playoffs involves the eight teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the Top 16.


2019–20 EuroCup Basketball, Playoffs, Quarterfinals
The first legs were to be played on 17 March, the second legs on 20 March and the third legs on 25 March 2020, if necessary.


2019–20 EuroCup Basketball, Playoffs, Semifinals
The first legs were to be played on 31 March, the second legs on 3 April and the third legs on 8 April 2020, if necessary.


2019–20 EuroCup Basketball, Playoffs, Finals
The first leg were to be played on 21 April, the second leg on 24 April, and the third leg on 27 April 2020, if necessary.


2019–20 EuroCup Women
The 2019–20 EuroCup Women is the eighteenth edition of FIBA Europe's second-tier international competition for women's basketball clubs under such name.


2019–20 EuroCup Women
On 16 June 2020, FIBA Europe announced the season was declared void and would not be finished due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 EuroCup Women, Teams
Teams were confirmed by FIBA Europe on 17 June 2019.


2019–20 EuroCup Women, Group stage
Draw for the group stage was made on 23 July 2019 in Munich, Germany.


2019–20 EuroLeague
The 2019–20 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was the 20th season of the modern era of the EuroLeague and the 10th under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 63rd season of the premier basketball competition for European men's clubs. The season started on 3 October 2019 and played its last games on 6 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 EuroLeague
On 12 March 2020, Euroleague Basketball temporarily suspended its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 25 May, Euroleague Basketball cancelled its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 EuroLeague
The Final Four would have been played in 22–24 May 2020 at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany. CSKA Moscow was the defending champion and as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Euroleague Basketball decided not to recognize any team as the champion for the season.


2019–20 EuroLeague, Format changes
On 5 July 2018, Euroleague Basketball agreed expand the competition to 18 teams, with the allocation of two-year wild cards to German Bayern Munich and French LDLC ASVEL.


2019–20 EuroLeague, Team allocation
A total of 18 teams from 10 countries participated in the 2019–20 EuroLeague.


2019–20 EuroLeague, Team allocation, Qualified teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:


2019–20 EuroLeague, Attendances, Average home attendances
Source: Notes:1: 2018–19 season average applied to EuroCup games.2: CSKA Moscow played one match at Universal Sports Hall CSKA and two at Yantarny Sports Palace, instead of Megasport Arena.3: Zenit Saint Petersburg played two matches at Yubileyny Sports Palace and one at Basket-Hall Kazan, instead of Sibur Arena.4: Panathinaikos OPAP, Valencia Basket and A|X Armani Exchange Milan played one match behind closed doors, not included in the averages.5: Crvena zvezda mts played three matches at Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, instead of Štark Arena.


2019–20 EuroLeague Regular Season
The 2019–20 EuroLeague Regular Season is played from 3 October 2019 to 10 April 2020. A total of 18 teams compete in the regular season to decide the eight places of the playoffs.


2019–20 EuroLeague Regular Season
Times since 29 October 2019 up to 27 March 2020 are CET (UTC+1), times up to 25 October 2019 and since 2 April 2020 are CEST (UTC+2). It has been suspended due to COVID-19 outbreak.


2019–20 EuroLeague Regular Season, Format
In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams will advance to the Playoffs, while the last ten qualified teams will be eliminated. The matchdays are from 3 October 2019 to 10 April 2020.


2019–20 EuroLeague Regular Season, Format, Tiebreakers
If a tiebreaker does not resolve a tie completely, a new tiebreak process is initiated with only those teams that remain tied. All points scored in extra periods will not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.


2019–20 EuroLeague Regular Season, League table, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.


2019–20 EuroLeague Regular Season, League table, Results by round
The table lists the results of teams in each round.


2019–20 EuroLeague Women
The 2019–20 EuroLeague Women was the 62nd edition of the European women's club basketball championship organized by FIBA, and the 24th edition since being rebranded as the EuroLeague Women. The season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 EuroLeague Women
On 16 June 2020, FIBA Europe announced the season was declared void and would not be finished due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 EuroLeague Women, Team allocation
A total of 19 teams from 11 countries will participate in the 2019–20 EuroLeague Women.


2019–20 EuroLeague Women, Team allocation, Teams
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: EuroLeague Women title holders):


2019–20 EuroLeague Women, Round and draw dates, Draw
The draw was held on 23 July 2019 in Munich, Germany. The 16 teams were drawn into two groups of eight. For the draw, the teams were seeded into eight seeds.


2019–20 EuroLeague Women, Regular season
The four top teams of each group will qualify to the quarterfinals.


2019–20 EuroLeague Women, Regular season
If teams are level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:


2019–20 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament
The 2019–20 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament, also called Adidas Next Generation Tournament by sponsorship reasons, is the 18th edition of the international junior basketball tournament organized by the Euroleague Basketball.


2019–20 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament, Teams
As in past years, 32 under-18 teams from 14 countries joined the first stage, which will play in four qualifying tournaments between December 2019 and February 2020.


2019–20 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament, Qualifying tournaments, Valencia, Spain
The first qualifying tournament featured Valencia Basket, 2016 ANGT champion Barcelona, Herbalife Gran Canaria and Unicaja, all from Spain,  LDLC ASVEL from France, Cibona from Croatia, Olympiacos from Greece and Tofaş from Turkey. Herbalife Gran Canaria defeated Unicaja 88–72 in the final and advanced to the Final tournament.


2019–20 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament, Qualifying tournaments, Munich, Germany
The second qualifying tournament featured reigning ANGT champion Real Madrid from Spain, ALBA Berlin, Bayern Munich, Porsche Ludwigsburg and ratiopharm Ulm, all from Germany, three-time ANGT champion CSKA Moscow from Russia, Stellazzurra Rome from Italy and Promitheas Patras from Greece. Real Madrid defeated Stellazzurra 104–88 in the final and advanced to the Final tournament for a seventh straight year.


2019–20 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament, Qualifying tournaments, Kaunas, Lithuania
The third qualifying tournament featured twice ANGT champions Žalgiris and Rytas, both from Lithuania, 2013 ANGT champion Joventut Badalona and Casademont Zaragoza, both from Spain, Fenerbahce Beko from Turkey, Nanterre 92 from France, Umana Reyer Venice from Italy and for the first time Barking Abbey London from England. Rytas defeated Žalgiris 84–63 in the final and advanced to the Final tournament.


2019–20 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament, Qualifying tournaments, Belgrade, Serbia
The fourth qualifying tournament was featured 2014 ANGT champion Crvena zvezda mts plus fellow Serbian sides Mega Bemax and Partizan NIS, two-time ANGT champion CFBB Paris from France, Cedevita Olimpija from Slovenia, Asseco Arka Gdynia from Poland, Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv from Israel and Panathinaikos OPAP from Greece. Traditionally, the tournament in Belgrade organizes a slam dunk and 3 points shootout contest before the final. Partizan NIS defeated CFBB Paris 79–67 in the final and advanced to the Final tournament.


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup
The 2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup was the sixth edition of the European Rugby Challenge Cup, an annual second-tier rugby union competition for professional clubs. Including the predecessor competition, the original European Challenge Cup, this was the 24th edition of European club rugby's second-tier competition. Clubs from six European nations competed, including Russian and Italian clubs who qualified via the Continental Shield.


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup
The tournament began in November 2019. The final took place on 16 October at the Stade Maurice David in Aix-en-Provence.


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup, Teams
20 teams will qualify for the 2019–20 European Challenge Cup; 18 will qualify from Premiership Rugby, the Pro14 and the Top 14, as a direct result of their domestic league performance, with two qualifying through the 2018–19 Continental Shield. The distribution of teams is:


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup, Teams
No team from Ireland will participate in the competition as all four clubs have qualified for the 2019-20 European Champions Cup.


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup, Teams, Qualifying competition
Six teams were split into two pools of three to compete in the pool stage of the European Rugby Continental Shield. Each team played the other two teams in its pool twice on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each pool faced each other in a two-legged play-off for a place in the Challenge Cup.


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup, Teams, Qualifying competition
A further place was awarded to the winner of a two-legged playoff between the two sides competing in the 2018–19 Challenge Cup.


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup, Teams, Team details
Below is the list of coaches, captain and stadiums with their method of qualification for each team.


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup, Teams, Team details
Note: Placing shown in brackets, denotes standing at the end of the regular season for their respective leagues, with their end of season positioning shown through CH for Champions, RU for Runner-up, SF for losing Semi-finalist and QF for losing Quarter-finalist.


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup, Seeding
The 20 competing teams will be seeded and split into four tiers; seeding is based on performance in their respective domestic leagues. Where promotion and relegation is in effect in a league, the promoted team is seeded last, or (if multiple teams are promoted) by performance in the lower competition.


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup, Seeding
Based on these seedings, teams are placed into one of the four tiers, with the top-seeded clubs being put in Tier 1. The nature of the tier system means that a draw is needed to allocate two of the three second-seed clubs to Tier 1. The fourth-seed team from the same domestic league as the second-seed team which was put in Tier 2 will also be placed in Tier 2. Brackets show each team's seeding and their league. e.g. 1 Top 14 indicates the team was the top seed from the Top 14.


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup, Seeding
Given the nature of the Continental Shield, a competition including developing rugby nations and Italian clubs not competing in the Pro14, the qualifying teams from this competition are automatically included in Tier 4.


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup, Pool stage
Teams in the same pool will play each other twice, both at home and away in the group stage, that will begin in November 2019, and continue through to January 2020, before the pool winners and three best runners-up progressed to the quarter finals.


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup, Pool stage
Teams will be awarded competition points, based on match result. Teams receive four points for a win, two points for a draw, one attacking bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match and one defensive bonus point for losing a match by seven points or fewer.


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup, Pool stage
In the event of a tie between two or more teams, the following tie-breakers will be used, as directed by EPCR:


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup, Attendances
Does not include the attendance at the final as it takes place at a neutral venue, or the attendances of matches played in empty stadiums due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup, Season records, Team
66–10 Worcester Warriors at home to Enisei-STM on 11 January 2020


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup, Season records, Team
73–3 Bordeaux Bègles away to Agen on 6 December 2019


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup, Season records, Team
Dragons at home to Worcester Warriors on 13 December 2019


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup, Season records, Team
Leicester Tigers at home to Cardiff Blues on 12 January 2020


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup, Season records, Player
Jamie Shillcock for Worcester Warriors away to Enisey-STM on 15 November 2019


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup, Season records, Player
Jonah Holmes for Leicester Tigers at home to Pau on 16 November 2019 Darcy Graham for Edinburgh at home to Agen on 18 January 2020


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup, Season records, Player
Clovis Lebail for Pau at home to Calvisano on 22 November 2019 Jamie Shillcock for Worcester Warriors at home to Enisei-STM on 11 January 2020


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup, Season records, Player
Sam Davies for Dragons at home to Worcester Warriors on 13 December 2019


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup, Season records, Player
George Ford for Leicester Tigers at home to Cardiff Blues on 12 January 2020


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup, Season records, Attendances
Bordeaux Bègles at home to Edinburgh on 11 January 2020


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage
The 2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage is the first stage of the competition in what is the sixth season of the European Rugby Challenge Cup. The competition involves twenty teams competing across five pools of four teams for eight quarter-final places – awarded to the five pool winners and the three top-ranked pool runners-up. The pool stage begins on 15 November 2019 and is due to be completed on 18 January 2019.


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage, Seeding
The 20 competing teams will be seeded and split into four tiers; seeding is based on performance in their respective domestic leagues. Where promotion and relegation is in effect in a league, the promoted team is seeded last, or (if multiple teams are promoted) by performance in the lower competition.


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage, Seeding
Based on these seedings, teams are placed into one of the four tiers, with the top-seeded clubs being put in Tier 1. The nature of the tier system means that a draw is needed to allocate two of the three second-seed clubs to Tier 1. The fourth-seed team from the same domestic league as the second-seed team which was put in Tier 2 will also be placed in Tier 2. Brackets show each team's seeding and their league. e.g. 1 Top 14 indicates the team was the top seed from the Top 14.


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage, Seeding
Given the nature of the Continental Shield, a competition including developing rugby nations and Italian clubs not competing in the Pro14, the qualifying teams from this competition are automatically included in Tier 4.


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage, Pool stage
Teams in the same pool will play each other twice, both at home and away in the group stage, that will begin in November 2019, and continue through to January 2020, before the pool winners and three best runners-up progressed to the quarter finals.


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage, Pool stage
Teams will be awarded competition points, based on match result. Teams receive four points for a win, two points for a draw, one attacking bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match and one defensive bonus point for losing a match by seven points or fewer.


2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage, Pool stage
In the event of a tie between two or more teams, the following tie-breakers will be used, as directed by EPCR:


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup
The 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Heineken Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the European Rugby Champions Cup, the annual club rugby union competition run by European Professional Club Rugby (ECPR) for teams from the top six nations in European rugby. It was the 25th season of pan-European professional club rugby competition.


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup
The tournament began on 15 November 2019. The knock-out stage of the tournament was rescheduled from April and May to September and October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the final, originally scheduled for 23 May 2020 at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille in France, taking place on 17 October 2020 at Ashton Gate in Bristol.


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup, Teams
Twenty clubs from the three major European domestic and regional leagues competed in the Champions Cup. Nineteen of these qualified directly as a result of their league performance. The final place was awarded in the following order:


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup, Teams, Team details
Below is the list of coaches, captain and stadiums with their method of qualification for each team.


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup, Teams, Team details
Note: Placing shown in brackets, denotes standing at the end of the regular season for their respective leagues, with their end of season positioning shown through CH for Champions, RU for Runner-up, SF for losing Semi-finalist, QF for losing Quarter-finalist, and PO for the Pro14 7th place play-off winner.


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup, Seeding
The twenty competing teams are seeded and split into four tiers, each containing five teams.


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup, Seeding
For the purpose of creating the tiers, clubs are ranked based on their domestic league performances and on their qualification for the knockout phases of their championships, so a losing quarter-finalist in the Top 14 would be seeded below a losing semi-finalist, even if they finished above them in the regular season.


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup, Seeding
Based on these seedings, teams are placed into one of the four tiers, with the top-seeded clubs being put in Tier 1. The nature of the tier system means that a draw is needed to allocate two of the three second-seed clubs to Tier 1. The fourth-seed team from the same domestic league as the second-seed team which was put in Tier 2 will also be placed in Tier 2. Brackets show each team's seeding and their league. e.g. 1 Top 14 indicates the team was the top seed from the Top 14.


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup, Pool stage
The draw took place on 19 June 2019, in Lausanne, Switzerland.


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup, Pool stage
Teams in the same pool play each other twice, at home and away, in the group stage that begins on the weekend of 15–17 November 2019, and continues through to 17–19 January 2020. The five pool winners and three best runners-up progress to the quarter finals.


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup, Pool stage
Teams are awarded group points based on match performances. Four points are awarded for a win, two points for a draw, one attacking bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match and one defensive bonus point for losing a match by seven points or fewer.


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup, Pool stage
In the event of a tie between two or more teams, the following tie-breakers are used, as directed by EPCR:


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup, Season records, Team
44–3 Saracens at home to Ospreys on 23 November 2019


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup, Season records, Team
45–7 Glasgow Warriors away to Sale Sharks on 18 January 2020


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup, Season records, Team
53–21 Clermont at home to Harlequins on 16 November 2019


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup, Season records, Team
Clermont at home to Harlequins on 16 November 2019Leinster at home to Northampton Saints on 14 December 2019Clermont at home to Bath on 15 December 2019Glasgow Warriors away to Sale Sharks on 18 January 2020


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup, Season records, Team
Northampton Saints at home to Lyon on 17 November 2019


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup, Season records, Team
Toulouse away to Gloucester on 15 November 2019Connacht away to Toulouse on 23 November 2019Clermont at home to Ulster on 11 January 2020


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup, Season records, Player
Dan Biggar for Northampton Saints at home to Lyon on 17 November 2019


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup, Season records, Player
Garry Ringrose for Leinster at home to Benetton on 16 November 2019 Garry Ringrose for Leinster at home to Northampton Saints on 14 December 2019


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup, Season records, Player
Adam Hastings for Glasgow Warriors away to Sale Sharks on 18 January 2020


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup, Season records, Player
Zack Holmes for Toulouse away to Gloucester on 15 November 2019 Conor Fitzgerald for Connacht away to Toulouse on 23 November 2019 Camille Lopez for Clermont at home to Ulster on 11 January 2020


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup, Season records, Attendances
Leinster at home to Northampton Saints on 14 December 2019


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage
The 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage is the first stage of the 25th season of European club rugby union, and the sixth under the European Rugby Champions Cup format. The competition involves twenty teams, across five pools of four teams, for eight quarter-final places – awarded to the five pool winners and the three top-ranked pool runners-up. The pool stage begins on the weekend of 15-17 November 2019, and will end, following 6 rounds of games, on the weekend of 18-19 February 2020.


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage, Seeding
The twenty competing teams are seeded and split into four tiers, each containing five teams.


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage, Seeding
For the purpose of creating the tiers, clubs are ranked based on their domestic league performances and on their qualification for the knockout phases of their championships, so a losing quarter-finalist in the Top 14 would be seeded below a losing semi-finalist, even if they finished above them in the regular season.


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage, Seeding
Based on these seedings, teams are placed into one of the four tiers, with the top-seeded clubs being put in Tier 1. The nature of the tier system means that a draw is needed to allocate two of the three second-seed clubs to Tier 1. The fourth-seed team from the same domestic league as the second-seed team which was put in Tier 2 will also be placed in Tier 2. Brackets show each team's seeding and their league. e.g. 1 Top 14 indicates the team was the top seed from the Top 14.


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage, Pool stage
The draw took place on 19 June 2019, in Lausanne, Switzerland.


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage, Pool stage
Teams in the same pool play each other twice, at home and away, in the group stage that begins on the weekend of 15–17 November 2019, and continues through to 17–19 January 2020. The five pool winners and three best runners-up progress to the quarter finals.


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage, Pool stage
Teams are awarded group points based on match performances. Four points are awarded for a win, two points for a draw, one attacking bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match and one defensive bonus point for losing a match by seven points or fewer.


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage, Pool stage
In the event of a tie between two or more teams, the following tie-breakers are used, as directed by EPCR:


2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage, Pool stage
(Q) denotes the team has qualified for the quarter-finals as the pool winners(q) denotes team has at least qualified for the quarter-finals as one of the three highest-scoring second-place teams


2019–20 European windstorm season
The 2019–20 European windstorm season was the fifth instance of seasonal European windstorm naming in Europe. This is the first season in which the Netherlands participates, joining Ireland's and the United Kingdom’s meteorological agencies. The new season's storm names were released on 6 September 2019. In July 2019, it was announced that storm seasons would run from 1 September 2019 to 1 September 2020. The Portuguese, Spanish and French meteorological agencies again collaborated too, joined by the Belgian meteorological agency.


2019–20 European windstorm season, Background and naming
In 2015, the Met Office and Met Éireann announced a pilot project to name storm warnings as part of the "Name our Storms" project for wind storms and asked the public for suggestions. The meteorological offices produced a full list of names for 2015–16 through to 2017–18, common to both the United Kingdom and Ireland, with the Netherlands taking part from 2019 onwards. Names in the United Kingdom will be based on the National Severe Weather Warning Service, when a storm is assessed to have the potential for an Amber ('be prepared') or Red ('take action (danger to life)') warning.


2019–20 European windstorm season, Background and naming
There are two main naming lists: one created by the national meteorological agencies of the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Netherlands, and another created by the equivalent agencies from France, Spain, Portugal and Belgium. Additionally, former Atlantic hurricanes will retain their names as assigned by the National Hurricane Center of the United States.


2019–20 European windstorm season, Background and naming, United Kingdom, Ireland and the Netherlands
The following names have been selected for the 2019–2020 season:


2019–20 European windstorm season, Background and naming, United Kingdom, Ireland and the Netherlands
'Liam' was chosen through a poll made by Met Éireann on Twitter.


2019–20 European windstorm season, Background and naming, France, Spain, Portugal and Belgium
This will be the third year in which the meteorological agencies of France, Spain and Portugal will be naming storms which affect their areas. This naming scheme is partially overlapping with that used by the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Netherlands, as storms named by the other group of agencies will be used reciprocally.


2019–20 European windstorm season, Background and naming, France, Spain, Portugal and Belgium
The following names have been selected for the 2019–2020 season:


2019–20 European windstorm season, Background and naming, Other naming systems
Two former Atlantic hurricanes transitioned into a European windstorm and retained its name as assigned by the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida:


2019–20 European windstorm season, Background and naming, Other naming systems
Besides these naming systems, the Free University of Berlin also names high and low pressure areas through its "Adopt a vortex" programme. The Nordic nations of Denmark, Norway and Sweden also name storms with more limited reciprocation. Other nations may also name storms either through their national meteorological institutions or popularly.


2019–20 European windstorm season, Season summary
The first system of the season was Storm Lorenzo, when Met Éireann issued yellow wind warnings for Ireland and an orange warning for the western coastal counties. The storm consisted of the remnants of Hurricane Lorenzo, which had turned extratropical. The next named system was Amélie, named by Météo-France on 1 November. Storm Bernardo was named next, by the Spanish meteorological agency, AEMET. This system primarily affected the Balearic Islands. Cecilia was named next by AEMET, when the agency warned of rain and wind on the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands.


2019–20 European windstorm season, Season summary
On 6 December, the Irish meteorological agency named Atiyah, the first system to receive its name from the Irish, British and Dutch storm naming list. After Atiyah passed, storms Daniel, Elsa and Fabien were named in quick succession on 15, 16 and 18 December, respectively. Storms Brendan and Gloria were next to be named by Met Éireann and AEMET, respectively, after a quiet start to January 2020. Hervé was named by Météo-France on 3 February, after the agency expected wind gusts of up to 140 km/h (87 mph) at Corsica's coast. A few days later, on 5 February, Ciara was named by Met Office, warning of heavy rain and gales throughout the United Kingdom.


2019–20 European windstorm season, Season summary
Following Ciara, Dennis was named by the Met Office on 11 February 2020. The agency warned of heavy rain and gales across the United Kingdom. A day later, Inès was named by the French meteorological agency. The agency warned of wind speeds up to 130 km/h (81 mph) in the northern part of France on 13 February. The Spanish meteorological agency named Jorge next, warning of seas 4 to 5 m (13 to 16 ft) high on 29 February through 2 March and snow around 1,000 m (3,300 ft). Following Jorge, Karine, Leon, Myriam and Norberto were named in quick succession, on 29 February, 1, 3 and 5 March, respectively. Karine was named by AEMET, while Leon, Myriam and Norberto were named by Météo-France.


2019–20 European windstorm season, Storms, Storm Lorenzo
The National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida began monitoring a tropical wave emerging from the west coast of Africa on 19 September, which subsequently developed into Hurricane Lorenzo by 25 September. The system continued to intensify, ultimately becoming the easternmost Category 5 hurricane on record in the Atlantic Ocean. On 26 September, the Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA) began issuing advisories for Hurricane Lorenzo. The National Hurricane Center issued hurricane and tropical storm watches on 30 September for the Azores, which were later upgraded to warnings.


2019–20 European windstorm season, Storms, Storm Lorenzo
Lorenzo began undergoing extratropical transition on 2 October, while passing over the Azores a few hours before the National Hurricane Center issued their 09:00 UTC advisory. The subsequent (and final) advisory stated that Lorenzo had become a post-tropical cyclone, which was subsequently named Storm Lorenzo by Met Éireann as they issued a yellow warning of wind for the entirety of Ireland, as well as an orange warning for the western coastal counties. The Met Office issued yellow wind warnings for Northern Ireland, Cornwall and parts of Devon and south-west Wales.


2019–20 European windstorm season, Storms, Storm Lorenzo
On 3 October, the M6 Buoy, located about 400 km (250 mi) west of Mace Head, Galway, recorded a pressure of 969 mbar (28.6 inHg) near Lorenzo's centre. The same buoy also recorded a maximum wave height of 12.5 m (41 ft). On 4 October, while the storm was passing across Ireland, new weather warnings were issued for the counties of Clare, Galway, Longford, Mayo, Roscommon and Westmeath. The highest recorded wind gust was 107 km/h (66 mph), with the highest 10-minute mean at 87 km/h (54 mph), both recorded at Mace Head.


2019–20 European windstorm season, Storms, Storm Lorenzo
Storm Lorenzo continued to weaken as it moved away from Ireland into the Irish Sea, with the United States-based Ocean Prediction Center ceasing to monitor Lorenzo on 4 October after it crossed the United Kingdom. Now little more than a weak frontal zone, Storm Lorenzo made landfall in northern Germany on 5 October, subsequently moving over eastern Europe the following day before dissipating on 7 October while moving into Russia.


2019–20 European windstorm season, Storms, Storm Lorenzo
Power was cut to almost 20,000 homes in Ireland at the height of the storm, with flooding occurring throughout the country. The River Eske partially flooded Donegal as result of nearly 50 mm (2.0 in) of rain falling as high tide was approaching. The amount of damage country-wide, however, was less than anticipated. The storm's only known fatality while it was extratropical occurred when a tree fell on a person in Stafford. However, Lorenzo had been responsible for nineteen further fatalities, including seven crew members of the capsized French cargo ship Bourbon Rhode who were never found. During its combined lifespan as a major hurricane and a European windstorm, Lorenzo caused at least £285 million (€340 million) in damage.


2019–20 European windstorm season, Storms, Storm Amélie
The low-pressure system that would later become Amélie was first noted on 31 October between Canada and Greenland over the Labrador Sea. After emerging into the open Atlantic, the system was named Storm Amélie by Météo-France on 1 November. The French meteorological agency expected wind gusts up to and possibly surpassing 160 km/h (99 mph) locally at the western coast at the time of naming the storm.


2019–20 European windstorm season, Storms, Storm Amélie
Storm Amélie underwent explosive cyclogenesis on 2 November while located over the open north Atlantic, reaching a minimum central pressure of 972 mbar (28.7 inHg). Amélie subsequently made landfall on Brittany's Atlantic coast in the early hours of 3 November, bringing wind gusts of to 163 km/h (101 mph) at Cap Ferret. Amélie also brought wind gusts up to 170 km/h (110 mph) along the northern coast of Spain, including a record-setting 130 km/h (81 mph) gust for Santander Airport. The highest wind gust recorded from Amélie was at Cagnano in Haute-Corse on Corsica, reaching 189 km/h (117 mph).


2019–20 European windstorm season, Storms, Storm Amélie
Besides causing numerous fallen trees and power outages for 140,000 properties, Amélie also triggered a landslide in Nice in the south of France, resulting in the only known fatality from the storm. The SNCF temporarily closed a TGV line between Hendaye and Bordeaux due to debris on the tracks, causing some 2,000 passengers to be stranded for up to 15 hours. Damage from Amélie across France, Italy and Spain totalled more than £110 million (€120 million).


2019–20 European windstorm season, Storms, Storm Amélie
After the centre of Amélie moved inland over northern France, it gradually tracked eastwards and then north-eastwards. Amélie passed over Belgium and the Netherlands on 3 November and then over Germany on 4 November, while steadily weakening. After crossing Poland on 5 November as a weak frontal boundary, Amélie stalled over the Baltic states on 6 November, before being absorbed by an approaching warm front over Estonia on 9 November.


2019–20 European windstorm season, Storms, Storm Bernardo
The precursor to Storm Bernardo was first noted as a deep low over north-eastern Canada on 7 November. After considerably weakening and crossing the Atlantic without any notable impacts, the system was named Bernardo by the State Meteorological Agency of Spain (AEMET) on 9 November as it was approaching the Iberian Peninsula from the Bay of Biscay. Bernardo crossed northern Spain and emerged into the Mediterranean Sea, affecting the Balearic Islands on 10 November with wind gusts of up to 111 km/h (69 mph) recorded in the Alfabia Mountains along the north-west coast of Mallorca. On 11 November, Bernardo strengthened to its peak intensity of 996 mbar (29.4 inHg) and formed an eye-like feature, leading several media outlets to report that the storm had medicane-like characteristics. However, AEMET did not confirm that the storm had reached medicane status.


2019–20 European windstorm season, Storms, Storm Bernardo
After losing its brief eye-like feature, Bernardo followed the coast of Algeria, remaining closely offshore as it moved eastwards across the Mediterranean before stalling over southern Italy for two days. Bernardo then accelerated to the north-east as a weak frontal boundary, moving over the Baltic states on 14 November and into northern Russia on 15 November. After briefly reintensifying and then weakening once more, Bernardo was last noted as a weak low over Siberia on 18 November.


2019–20 European windstorm season, Storms, Storm Bernardo
When first issuing warnings for Storm Bernardo, AEMET expected wave heights of up to 6 m (20 ft) around the Balearic Islands and along the coast of several Spanish provinces bordering the Bay of Biscay. They also forecasted precipitation up to 20 cm (7.9 in) in the form of snow over the Cantabrian Mountains above 1,000 m (3,300 ft), and rainfall up to 50 mm (2.0 in) within 12 hours in the provinces of Cantabria, Navarra, Basque Country and Asturias. In Asturias, the regional meteorological agency warned of the risk of avalanches due to snow accumulation. Wind gusts were forecasted to reach up to 110 km/h (68 mph). However, impacts from Bernardo were ultimately minimal. A fallen tree in Mallorca caused the only known fatality from the storm, and little damage was reported along its track.


2019–20 European windstorm season, Storms, Storm Cecilia
The precursor to Storm Cecila was first noted as a developing low between the Carolinas and Bermuda on 16 November. It subsequently deepened and slowly moved north-eastwards parallel to the East Coast of the United States, before crossing Newfoundland and emerging into the open Atlantic by 21 November. At this point, the system was named Cecilia by the State Meteorological Agency of Spain (AEMET), who issued warnings for rain and wind impacts across the Iberian Peninsula and on the Balearic Islands. Weather warnings were also issued in southern and coastal western France.


2019–20 European windstorm season, Storms, Storm Cecilia
Cecila intensified as it crossed the Atlantic and reached its peak intensity of 974 mbar (28.8 inHg) in the Bay of Biscay on 23 November before making landfall in northern Spain. Along the coast, wind gusts of up to 163 km/h (101 mph) were recorded at Cap Machichaco in Biscay province. During the storm, a chemical transport ship ran aground at the Galician coast. However, overall impacts were minimal across Spain.


2019–20 European windstorm season, Storms, Storm Cecilia
Cecilia weakened as it crossed the Iberian Peninsula and emerged into the Mediterranean Sea, crossing Italy as a weak frontal system on 25 November. Continuing slowly eastwards, Cecilia was last noted over the Black Sea on 28 November before being absorbed by Storm Sebastien over southern Ukraine on 29 November.


2019–20 European windstorm season, Storms, Storm Sebastien
A large area of disturbed weather persisted over the central subtropical Atlantic in mid-November. On 19 November, this area of thunderstorm activity developed sufficiently to be designated Tropical Storm Sebastien by the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. After several days of slow movement, Sebastien accelerated towards the north-east and began slowly losing tropical characteristics. The system completed its extratropical transition late on 24 November, becoming extratropical Storm Sebastien in the process.